a post cannon short fic of byler. it's where mike finally realised wills true intentions towards him, and will realises that mike was never his tammy. what he felt for mike was never just an infatuation but love. love that made him siphon powers off vecna which isn't something someone does for a tammy.

After days of silence and unspoken tension, Will and Mike are forced to confront old feelings and new truths. As years of longing and fear come crashing to the surface. "I didn't ask for this."